A one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters
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one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters


Information regarding bidders for SBI - CIC: Appellant has been provided with the available information; CPIO has also explained the unviability of the information related to the remaining bidders during the hearing, which leaves no scope of intervention     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about Directors & Deans in Raksha Shakti University and Rashtriya Raksha University - CIC: Information available on record has been provided; A lot of information is already available in public domain; No further intervention necessary     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about BPCL Petro Cards - CIC: U/s 19(8)(a)(iii), BPCL adviced to publish relevant information regarding upgradation of the IT platform from New Loyalty Program to Advanced Loyalty program on their website to ensure wider dissemination of info     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant: Document on the basis of which the Competition Commission arrived at a conclusion was not provided - PIO: Inspection of records was offered - CIC: Appellant is at liberty to avail inspection of records as earlier offered on a convenient date     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about Grievance Petition submitted to PMO and steps taken by DARPG to address the issue as per CPGRAMS norms - PIO: Grievance has been closed by AICTE; Name, designation of concerned person is available on portal - CIC: No further intervention     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant: Copy of passport renewal application of my wife is not exempt u/s 8 (1) (j) as marriage is presently valid; Apprehension that false information regarding marital status has been indicated - CIC: Personal information of a third party is exempt     Right to Information Act 2005    Vijai Sharma and K V Chowdary appointed as CIC and CVC respectively     Right to Information Act 2005    Is the Mysore Police Commissioner’s office coming up without plan approval?     Right to Information Act 2005    No action taken against the illegal massage parlours or spas in Goa     Right to Information Act 2005    Are there norms about the fee a school should charge and the facilities it offers?     Right to Information Act 2005    There is only 1 primary health centre per 28 villages of UP     Right to Information Act 2005    Services of all OSDs / Consultants terminated by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai     Right to Information Act 2005    Chief Information Commissioner has powers to frame Regulations for the constitution of Benches under RTI     Right to Information Act 2005    Chief Information Commissioner has powers to frame Regulations tfor constitution of Benches     Right to Information Act 2005    Are the state-funded ‘public trust institutions’ obligated to provide ‘information’ under the RTI Act?     Right to Information Act 2005   
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Case Laws

September 7, 2013
Information regarding the adjournments of parliament - PIO: no separate registers were being maintained to calculate the period of adjournment - CIC: it is not the job of the PIO to research and generate the statistical details desired by the applicant...more>>
September 7, 2013
Reasons for not sanctioning the loan - based on Techno Economic Valuation, the bank sanctioned only a partial loan - TEV is a confidential document - CIC: specific point wise reasons for not sanctioning the full loan amount to be provided...more>>



September 6, 2013
Seeking information pertaining to an ATM transaction - appellant alleged delay in response - Respondent: reply was returned by the postal authorities stating that the address was incomplete - CIC: information should be as per daily log report...more>>
September 6, 2013
Grant of telecom license - there were differences between Idea and Tata - JPC investigation was ongoing - CIC: whether the two companies have violated the license conditions and Telecom policy has no relation to investigation and hence disclosable...more>>



September 6, 2013
Disclosure of information denied on the grounds that the matter was pending before the Hon’ble High Court (W.P.No. 28448 of 2012) and hence exempt u/s 8(1)(b) – CIC: no stay order from the HC - disclosure of information held by PIO ordered...more>>
September 5, 2013
Whole RTI application transferred to district PIOs who were not concerned with the issue - CIC: SCN issued to PIO (PHQ) for imposing penalty - practice of routine transfer of application to be brought before police Commissioner ...more>>